The risk of litigation and class actions against planners will increase as clients become more knowledgeable about investing, warns industry doyen David Bleakley....
Only one in 50 financial planners does not use the Internet for their business, according to a recent survey....
Financial planners will need to change the way they offer advice on tax issues as they relate to investments....
Former Colonial financial planner William Richard Berghouse has been given a lifetime ban from acting as a representative of a securities dealer or investment adviser fro...
Consumer demand for quality financial advice will outstrip supply within five years, according to Zurich national manager, business development, Bob Ossey. ...
Financial planners should offer clients a choice of service levels and charge accordingly, says ThreeSixty national development manager David Fox....
My favourite ad on TV at the moment is the day trader in braces who is trading on line from home before ending it all by jumping out of his (ground floor) window. If you ...
The Strategist Group recently sat down and documented more than 100 different strategies that financial planners may implement when dealing with clients that have put in ...
Financial planning in South Africa has a history as long as financial planning in Australia – and despite the country’s political problems, business is booming. In the fo...
Australia’s financial advice industry is underpinned by licensing arrangements enforced and administered by the ever shrinking resources of our investment watchdog. Tom C...
When MLC life agents went searching for a home they didn't have to look very far. MLC Financial Planning set up shop in 1988 and has been providing dealer group support f...
No I don’t have a complaints handing system in my business and I do need to do something about putting one in place....
The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...
It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...